micropsia

micropsia definition - medical

mi·crop·si·a (mī-krŏpˈsē-ə)

noun
A visual disorder in which objects appear much smaller than they actually are, possibly caused by a retinal disorder but often associated with hallucination or an unconscious attempt to shrink the world to a less threatening size.

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